Topping tech headlines on Monday, Barnes & Noble and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership whereby the software giant will invest $300 million in the retailer's Nook business for a 17.6 percent stake. The deal also means the two firms have settled their patent dispute.

Elsewhere, Google found itself in some hot water after an unredacted FCC report indicated that Google workers knew about Street View data gathering. Contrary to what the company had maintained, there were several employees and at least one senior manager who knew that the vehicles were collecting data from unsecured Wi-Fi networks.

In other Google news, lawyers for the search giant and Google gave their closing arguments in a jury trial between the Silicon Valley giants over the use of Java software code. At stake is Oracle's claim that Google copied its Java code without obtaining a license to create the Android mobile operating system.

Will You Soon Need Cable to Watch Hulu?: Hulu is reportedly looking to change its business model to one that will require viewers to sign in with a username and password from their cable provider to access paid content, a la "TV Everywhere."

Skype Vulnerability Allows IP Snooping: Last week, someone posted a an exploit of that vulnerability within the Skype network on Pastebin, providing details of how to download a modified or patched version of Skype 5.5 that would allow the exploit to be run.

Angela has been a PCMag reporter since January 2012. Prior to joining the team, she worked as a reporter for SC Magazine, covering everything related to hackers and computer security. Angela has also written for The Northern Valley Suburbanite in New Jersey, The Dominion Post in West Virginia, and the Uniontown-Herald Standard in Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of West Virginia University's Perely Isaac Reed School of Journalism.
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